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  • Kingston
    Kingston
    Image       Engraving of the KINGSTON with appeared in an 1870s travel guide.
    Image     Engraving of the KINGSTON with appeared in an 1870s travel guide.
    Toronto Marine Historical Society
  • Perpetual Masonic calendar
    Perpetual Masonic calendar
    Object       English-born watercolour painter Joseph Thomas Rolph specialized in engraving and lithography after moving to Toronto, where he was one of the most popular artists in this field in 19th century. When the Ontario School of Art was founded in 1876, he also worked there as a teacher of engraving.
    Object     English-born watercolour painter Joseph Thomas Rolph specialized in engraving and lithography after moving to Toronto, where he was one of the most popular artists in this field in 19th century. …
    Niagara-on-the-Lake Public Library
  • Letter From Hiram Capron Protesting the Lack of a Wagon Road
    Letter From Hiram Capron Protesting the Lack of a Wagon Road
    TextImage       In this 1870 letter from Hiram Capron to the mayor and Corporation of Paris, he states that he has given to the tax assessor an account of his lands, but that he will neither pay taxes nor allow any of his tenants to pay taxes on these lands until a …
    TextImage     In this 1870 letter from Hiram Capron to the mayor and Corporation of Paris, he states that he has given to the tax assessor an account of his lands, but …
  • Indenture between Benjamin Devitt and Christian Kumpf to form Devitt-Kumpf General Merchants
    Indenture between Benjamin Devitt and Christian Kumpf to form Devitt-Kumpf General Merchants
    Text       Indenture dated September 1, 1870 between Benjamin Devitt and Christian Kumpf outlining their partnership in Devitt-Kumpf, General Merchants business.
    Text     Indenture dated September 1, 1870 between Benjamin Devitt and Christian Kumpf outlining their partnership in Devitt-Kumpf, General Merchants business.
    Waterloo Public Library
  • Land Indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason, 1870
    Land Indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason, 1870
    TextImage       This 1870 land indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason transfers lot 6 on the north side of Capron Street in exchange for $50. The location of this lot can be found on page 40 of the Brant County Illustrated atlas, linked to on the right.
    TextImage     This 1870 land indenture between Hiram Capron and Lyman Gleason transfers lot 6 on the north side of Capron Street in exchange for $50. The location of this lot can …
    County of Brant Public Library
  • Mortgage between Wesley Howell to Aaron Nash, 1862
    Mortgage between Wesley Howell to Aaron Nash, 1862
    TextImage       In this 1862 mortgage, Wesley and Emma Howell of the Township of Blenheim, Oxford, mortgaged a property to Aaron Nash of Paris.
    TextImage     In this 1862 mortgage, Wesley and Emma Howell of the Township of Blenheim, Oxford, mortgaged a property to Aaron Nash of Paris.
    County of Brant Public Library
  • Assessment of Capron Estate, 1870
    Assessment of Capron Estate, 1870
    TextImage       This 1870 assessment of Hiram Capron’s lands lists all of the land he owned at that time, by location, and the dollar value of each lot. This assessment may be a copy of the tax assessment referred to in a letter contained in 1999.0405.01, also included in this collection. A …
    TextImage     This 1870 assessment of Hiram Capron’s lands lists all of the land he owned at that time, by location, and the dollar value of each lot. This assessment may be …
  • The Indenture Between Benjamin Bell and Charles Franklin Bell
    The Indenture Between Benjamin Bell and Charles Franklin Bell
    Text       This indenture outlines the articles of partnership between Benjamin Bell and Charles Franklin Bell. The original document is held by the South Dumfries Historical Society.
    Text     This indenture outlines the articles of partnership between Benjamin Bell and Charles Franklin Bell. The original document is held by the South Dumfries Historical Society.
  • Book borrowing receipt with rules for regulating the library
    Book borrowing receipt with rules for regulating the library
    Text       A copy of a book borrowing receipt from the Richmond Hill Mechanic's Institute with rules for regulating the library.
    Text     A copy of a book borrowing receipt from the Richmond Hill Mechanic's Institute with rules for regulating the library.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • 1870-1879 St. Michael's Cemetery Burial Register
    1870-1879 St. Michael's Cemetery Burial Register
    ImageTextPlace       These images are from the Burial Register for St. Michael's Cemetery, Toronto, for the years 1870-1879.
    ImageTextPlace     These images are from the Burial Register for St. Michael's Cemetery, Toronto, for the years 1870-1879.
    Archives of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Toronto
  • General Council of the Six Nations and delegates from different bands in Western and Eastern Canada
    General Council of the Six Nations and delegates from different bands in Western and Eastern Canada
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    Brantford Public Library
  • The Queen's Plate, c.1870
    The Queen's Plate, c.1870
    Image       This large format negative was found in the Archives storage room without any identification. However, we believe that this negative may be an image from the The Queen's Plate, Canada's most noted horse race, that was run at Whitby in May 1870. The track was located on the west side …
    Image     This large format negative was found in the Archives storage room without any identification. However, we believe that this negative may be an image from the The Queen's Plate, Canada's …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Chamberlain Ledger Book, 1870-1872
    Chamberlain Ledger Book, 1870-1872
    Text       Dr. Aaron Chamberlain was born in East Oakland, in Brant County, Ontario to Joel and Elvira Main Chamberlain in 1829. Aaron attended the Michigan Medical College at the University of Michigan between 1864 and 1865, and the Victoria Royal Medical School in 1867. He would marry Melinda Clark Chamberlain on …
    Text     Dr. Aaron Chamberlain was born in East Oakland, in Brant County, Ontario to Joel and Elvira Main Chamberlain in 1829. Aaron attended the Michigan Medical College at the University of …
  • Lindsay, James (Died)
    Lindsay, James (Died)
    Genealogical ResourceNewspaper  appeared in Canadian Champion, 1 Dec 1870, p. 2     Obituary. It is our painful duty to record the death, on the 27th inst., in his fifty-second year, of Mr. James Lindsay, for some years a most, if not the most, efficient member of the Municipal Council of Esquesing. Indeed, as far as it is possible for human ken to …
    Genealogical ResourceNewspaper  appeared in Canadian Champion, 1 Dec 1870, p. 2   Obituary. It is our painful duty to record the death, on the 27th inst., in his fifty-second year, of Mr. James Lindsay, for some years a most, if not the …
    Milton Public Library
  • Residence of John Spencer/Dorset Farm
    Residence of John Spencer/Dorset Farm
    ImageObject       This log cabin was built by John Spencer (1786-1875) who settled on lot 29 of Concession 7 in 1833. David Burns (1850-1922), a poet in Brooklin, was born in this house on 6 August 1850 according to a caption under this photograph in his second book of poems published after …
    ImageObject     This log cabin was built by John Spencer (1786-1875) who settled on lot 29 of Concession 7 in 1833. David Burns (1850-1922), a poet in Brooklin, was born in this …
    Whitby Public Library
  • John Lawrence Smith, c.1870
    John Lawrence Smith, c.1870
    Image       John Lawrence Smith was born on Lot 21, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township, on 11 October 1838, and was a farmer all his life. He was one of the founders and first trustees of the Whitby Methodist Tabernacle, and a founder and member of the Board of Directors of the …
    Image     John Lawrence Smith was born on Lot 21, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township, on 11 October 1838, and was a farmer all his life. He was one of the founders …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Elizabeth (Strickland) Smith, c.1870
    Elizabeth (Strickland) Smith, c.1870
    Image       Mrs. Elizabeth (Strickland) Smith was born at England, on June 30, 1841, a daughter of John Strickland who lived in Oshawa. She married John Lawrence Smith, a Whitby Township farmer, on December 31, 1867, and died on the Smith farm at Corbett's Point, lot 21, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township, …
    Image     Mrs. Elizabeth (Strickland) Smith was born at England, on June 30, 1841, a daughter of John Strickland who lived in Oshawa. She married John Lawrence Smith, a Whitby Township farmer, …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Black / African Canadian History
    Black / African Canadian History
    GroupImageText       Collection of records from the Richard Bell Family Fonds at Brock University c.1850 to 1950.
    GroupImageText     Collection of records from the Richard Bell Family Fonds at Brock University c.1850 to 1950.
    Brock University Archives
  • Daughters of John and Catherine Dow
    Daughters of John and Catherine Dow
    Image       The William Dow (1777-1855) settled at Whitby Township in 1833 after having arrived in Canada from Banffshire, Scotland. They took up residence at Glen Dhu farm on Concession 3. William Dow was well known throughout Ontario for his agricultural improvements, especially in the production of great crop yields. William Dow …
    Image     The William Dow (1777-1855) settled at Whitby Township in 1833 after having arrived in Canada from Banffshire, Scotland. They took up residence at Glen Dhu farm on Concession 3. William …
    Whitby Public Library
  • The Queen's Plate
    The Queen's Plate
    Image  Unknown, Canadian Illustrated News, 18 June 1870     The Queen's Plate, Canada's most noted horse race, was run at Whitby in May 1870. The track was located on the west side of McQuay Street north of Dundas Street. The race was attended by John Sandfield Macdonald, Attorney General of Ontario, and records state that there were more than …
    Image  Unknown, Canadian Illustrated News, 18 June 1870   The Queen's Plate, Canada's most noted horse race, was run at Whitby in May 1870. The track was located on the west side of McQuay Street north of Dundas Street. …
    Whitby Public Library
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